Where does “アンジョ” come from?

アンジョ (Japanese) comes from Portuguese anjo, from Old Portuguese angeo, from Late Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus — angel; messenger.

アンジョ (Japanese): an angel

Definitions

  1. an angel

Ancestry of “アンジョ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseanjoangel; a very good person
2Old Portugueseangeoangel
3Late LatinAngelus
4Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
5Old Norseengillangel
6Old Saxonengilangel
7Proto-West Germanicangilangel
8Latinangelusangel; messenger
Every word from Latin angelusEvery word from Ancient Greek ἄγγελοςEvery word from Old Norse engill